Title :
Electromagnetic interference on artificial heart pacemaker
Author :
Sahrani, S. ; Semangin, N. ; Suhaili, S. ; Mat, D. A Awg ; Osman, M.S. ; Sawawi, M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan
Abstract :
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) due to radio frequency (RF) is known to cause interference in electronics devices. Interference may cause devices such as pacemaker to malfunctions with potentially adverse consequences. Exposure of electromagnetic interference comes from digital cellular telephones that are commonly used nowadays. This paper describes the preliminary case study on the effect of the EMI interference with a pacemaker. Temperatures were calculated at various frequencies to investigate the effect. Higher temperatures may cause discomfort to the patient.
Keywords :
biological effects of radiation; biomedical equipment; pacemakers; radiofrequency interference; artificial heart pacemaker; digital cellular telephones; electromagnetic interference; electronics devices; radio frequency; Artificial heart; Batteries; Circuits; Connectors; Electromagnetic interference; Humans; Lead; Pacemakers; Radio frequency; Temperature; Electromagnetic Interference (EMI); Radio Frequency (RF); pacemaker;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference, 2008. RFM 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2866-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2867-0
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2008.4897396
